This tutorial was translated with PSP09 but it can also be made using other versions of PSP.
Since version PSP X4, Image>Mirror was replaced with Image>Flip Horizontal,
and Image>Flip with Image>Flip Vertical, there are some variables.
In versions X5 and X6, the functions have been improved by making available the Objects menu.
In the latest version X7 command Image>Mirror and Image>Flip returned, but with new differences.
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French translation here
Your versions here




For this tutorial, you will need:



Thanks for the tubes Mentali, Molly and for the mask Becky.
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)




consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Shape - Auto Elipse (to import in Unlimited) here
Carolaine and sensibility - CS-HLines here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling here
Tramages - Pool Shadow here
VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes here
Filters Tramages can be used alone or imported into Filters Unlimited.
(How do, you see here)
If a plugin supplied appears with this icon it must necessarily be imported into Unlimited





You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.

In the newest versions of PSP, you don't find the foreground/background gradient (Corel_06_029).
You can use the gradients of the older versions.
The Gradient of CorelX here






Copy the Selections in the Selections Folder.

Open the mask in PSP and minimize it with the rest of the material.



Copy the selection in the Selections Folder.

Open the mask in PSP and minimize it with the rest of the material.

1. Open a new transparent image 900 x 600 pixels.

2. Set your foreground color to #dae8e8,
and your background color to #5f8083.



Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Linear.



Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine & Sensibility - CS-HLines.



4. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



5. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

6. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your background color #5f8083.

7. Layers>New Mask layer>From image
Open the menu under the source window and you'll see all the files open.
Select the mask Becky_Mask029



Layers>Merge>Merge Group.

8. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance More.

9. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #ffffff.



10. Effects>Plugins>Mura's Meister - Perspective Tiling.



11. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , feather 20,



Click in the transparent part to select it.

12. Press 4 times CANC on the keyboard
Selections>Select None.

13. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.



14. Activate your Selection Tool
(no matter the type of selection, because with the custom selection your always get a rectangle)
clic on the Custom Selection
and set the following settings.



15. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Open the image WBP_12

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

16. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy).

17. Layers>Duplicate.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 40%.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

18. Open ChristmasSilhoueettes001_molly

Erase the watermark and go to Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

19. Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 80%.

Move the image at tbe bottom left, as below.



20. Custom Selection



Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the selection with your initial Gradient.

21. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-HLines.



Selections>Select None.

22. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



23. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

24. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Shapes - Auto Elipse.



25. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Buttons & Frames - 3D Glass Frame 1.



26. Open Adorno_estrella_112ac

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

27. Layers>Merge>Merge All.

29. Image>Add Borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, background color #5f8083.
Image>Add Borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, foreground color #dae8e8.
Image>Add Borders 30 pixels, symmetric, background color #5f8083.

30. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , feather 0,
and click in the last border to select it.

31. Effects>Plugins>Tramages - Pool Shadow.



32. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-DLines.



33. Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance.
Selections>Invert.

34. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color #000000.



Selections>Select None.

35. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection sel.112.nines



36. Layers>Duplicate - 2 times - to get 3 equal layers.

Rename these layers 1, 2 and 3.



37. Activate the layer 1

Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes
If you use the new version of this filter (the resuls doesn't change):
Effects>Plugins>Vanderlee - Snowflakes



38. Activate the layer 2.

Repeat Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes, Random Seed 50



39. Activate the layer 3.

Effects>Plugins>VDL Adrenaline - Snowflakes, Random Seed 60



Selections>Select None.

40. Open the tube mentali-femme1395

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Image>Resize, to 90%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube to the right side.

41. Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, color #000000.



42. Open Texto_Christmas_nines

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Move the text at the upper left.

43. Sign your work on a new layer.
Add the author and translator's watermarks.

44. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Flood Fill the layer with your background color #5f8083.

Selections>Select All.
Selections>Modify>Contract - 3 pixels.
Press CANC on the keyboard.
Selections>Select None.

45. Close the layers 2 and 3



Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Open Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste as new animation.

46. Go back to PSP.

Close the layer 1 and open the layer 2.



Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Go back to Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste after current frame.

47. Again to PSP.
Close the layer 2 and open the layer 3.



Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.
Go back to Animation Shop and go to Edit>Paste>Paste after current frame.

48. Check the animation clicking on View animation
and save as jpg.

Version with Pinterest images






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15 November 2025